Dolly Parton ta Bayyana 'Rockstar' Na Ciki: Bita na Album

An fitar da shi ga jama'a a ranar 17 ga Nuwamba, "Rockstar" na Dolly Parton wata gagarumin lokaci ce inda alamar al’adun duniya, wanda ake kiranta da “Backwoods Barbie,” ta zubar da guitar ɗinta na acoustic ta koma na lantarki. Wannan tafiyar da ke da himma ta bi duwatsu da tsaunukan rock ’n’ roll tana bayyana jajircewar Parton wajen kalubalantar kanta da shiga wurare sabbi. Tare da asali tara da cikakkun rufe waƙoƙi 21, “Rockstar” wata sadaukarwa ce ga soyayyarta da girmamawarta ga wannan jinsi, duk da aikinta sau da yawa ya bar ƙarin bukata fiye da yadda ake tsammani.

Album ɗin ya fara da kuzari tare da taken "Rockstar," inda Parton take sanar da matsayin ta da kuzarin da zai iya kunna manyan filayen wasa. Tare da jujjuyawar riff ɗin guitar da bugun bugun da ke ƙara zafi, ana tsammanin fasahohin tauraron rock da fasalin nishaɗi, amma duk da baitocin da ke daɗaɗɗen da ke nuna tashi ("Ina kan tafiya, ina kan saurin, rayuwa waƙa ce kuma ina kan beat"), akwai wani murmur na tsammanin wani karkuƙo mai duhu wanda ba a taba cika ba.

A cikin "Every Breath You Take," haɗin kawarta da Sting a waƙar sa ta alama yana bayyana a sarari damar sake fasaltawa mai kirkira. Duk da haka, wannan sigar tana cikin iyakokin jin daɗi, tana kama da dueto da aka saba fiye da zama wani shige zuwa sabon wuri mai ban mamaki. “Open Arms,” ballad ɗin da Journey suka ƙaunata, an yi shi tare da Steve Perry, kuma ko da yake yiwuwar motsa zuciya tsakanin muryar Perry mai ƙarfi da tausayin Parton mai tausayi ta kasance babba, aikin ya kasance daidaitacce, ba ya kai matakin fashewar motsin zuciya kamar yadda asalin ya yi.

Lokacin da Parton ta yi aiki tare da Elton John a “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down on Me,” akwai ƙaramin ƙarfin da bai cika bayyana ba amma an taɓa shi ƙalilan. Waƙar tana da lokacinta masu sheƙi, inda muryoyin mawaka biyu suka haɗu cikin babban salo, amma haɗin ya iya zurfafa zuwa wani sabon salo mai tayar da zuciya na ballad ɗin motsin rai idan aka shiga zurfi.

Rufin mai tsauri na "Stairway to Heaven," na Led Zeppelin, wanda yake da haɗin gwiwa na ban sha’awa tare da Lizzo da Sasha Flute, yana da jan hankali kamar takarda har ma kamar yadda yake a aikace, duk da rashin fashewar juyin juya hali wanda zai iya zama kololuwar jarabawa ta wannan album. Babu wata shakka game da baiwar halayyarwa da ƙarfin muryar tsarkakakke da ake nunawa, amma an iya ganin wani ƙin ficewar gaba ɗaya wajen bari a buɗe gaba ɗaya a cikin zurfin rami wanda rock yakan kira.

A cikin tsarinta na asali, “World on Fire” tana kalubalantar sakaci na zamantakewa da gaggawar da ke da alama ga rock, amma ta fuskar kiɗa, har yanzu tana da laushi a inda za a iya tsammanin iskar wuta mai ƙarfi. Da rock ke matsayin baƙararre mai magana da iko a cikin nau’in kiɗa, hanyar Parton mai ladabi ta sa muryarta ta tashi, amma ba ta zama kira da ake iya tara da ake tsammani ba.

A haɗin kawarta da Paul McCartney da Ringo Starr a “Let It Be,” akwai wani abu mai ɗorewa na ruhu da ya bayyana sosai. Wani salo na kyau ne wajen yadda ƙaunarta ta fuskar murya ta haɗu da gaske na asalin Beatles. Duk da haka, har yanzu ana son sauyi mai ƙarfi—wani ɗan ƙwaryar tarkacen ƙasa wanda Parton, McCartney da Starr suka fi iya yi da hannu idan fassarori sun fita daga kewaye mai lafiya.

“I Dreamed About Elvis,” tare da Ronnie McDowell, ya shiga fagen sirri da waƙar yabo ga Sarki na Rock ’n’ Roll cikin kwararren salo. A nan, Parton ta haɗa muryarta da labarin ("Kuma na yi mafarki ina tsaye da Sarki a gefena, zuciyata tana bugawa da ƙarfi, kamar na mutu"), tana ƙirƙirar wani sashe mai taushi daga tarihin kiɗa wanda ke bayar da girmamawa cikin salo babba amma mai wasa. Duk da haka, aiwatar da waƙar ba ta samar da ƙarfin juyin juya hali na zamanin Elvis ba, tana kama da girmamawa ba tare da walƙiya na sake kirkirawa ba.

Ann Wilson ya haɗu da Parton a "Magic Man," waƙa da duk labarai za su iya cewa za ta iya zama haɗuwa mai fashewa tsakanin tauraron kiɗa biyu. Duk da cewa muryoyinsu sun bi tudu da kyau, waƙar ta tsaya a matsayin girmamawa mai ladabi maimakon waƙar wuce gona da iri da ke ɗauke da ƙazantar zuciyar gaske wanda waƙar ke nuni da shi.

Ruhun haɗin gwiwa na rock an bayyana shi sosai a cikin “Rockstar,” ta hanyar jerin manyan baki waɗanda su ma sarakunan rock ne. Pat Benatar, Joan Jett, da Neil Giraldo suna kawo ƙarfin su na suna, amma haɗuwar su da salon Parton na tushen ƙasar tana bayyana a matsayin da aka takaita, kowace waƙa tana ta'aziyya a gefen yiwuwar manyan nasara.

Yayin da “Rockstar” ke ƙarewa da "Free Bird," ta Lynyrd Skynyrd, ana sa ran tashi zuwa ’yancin annabci da waƙar ke wakilta. Fassararta ta Parton an yi da bayyana da girmamawa, amma ƙwanƙwasa da jin ’yanci ba tare da ƙulle ba sun yi laushi zuwa wani fassarawa mai laushi wanda ya yi kyau fiye da tsangwama da iya sa juyin juya hali.

Saboda babban girmamawa da kuzari da Parton ta kawo ga "Rockstar," sanya mata darajar 4.5 daga cikin 10 na iya zama ɗaci. Amma album ɗin, duk da girman sa da babban haɗin gwiwa, bai cimma ruhun ɓarnar da kuma ƙamshin rock ba. Album ɗin sau da yawa yana kama da girmamawar da aka yi a cikin kwalliya mai laushi, wanda aka takaita da ladabi da kuma ƙwazarta ta Dolly—abin da yake da zafi da kirki, amma bai dace da halin mai 'yanci, mai ’yanci da rikici wanda ke bayyana rock ’n’ roll ba.

Wannan album ya fita daga abin da ake saba da Parton tabbas, yana tabbatar da cewa baiwa ta ba ta da iyaka. Duk da haka, a tafiyarta ta shiga ƙasar rock, mutum yana fata a sami ƙura da datti a ƙasan kyalli—tsananin gaske wanda ya ɓace a cikin tsabta da tsari na “Rockstar.” Ta takaita dawwamin halin rock zuwa mummunar amsa mai kyau da aka tsara, tana barin ɗanɗanon ƙin-gamsuwa—domin a bar ruhun kirkira da ƙarfin farko na Dolly Parton ya shiga cikin 'yanci.

Jerin Waƙoƙi:

1. Rockstar
2. World On Fire
3. Every Breath You Take (Sting)
4. Open Arms (Steve Perry)
5. Magic Man (Carl Version, with Ann Wilson)
6. Long As I Can See The Light (John Fogerty)
7. Either Or (Kid Rock)
8. I Want You Back (Steven Tyler)
9. Mece ce Rock And Roll da ta taba maka (Stevie Nicks)
10. Purple Rain
11. Baby, I Love Your Way (Peter Frampton)
12. Na Girmi Kaina Kan Kauna (Joan Jett & the Blackhearts)
13. Night Moves (Chris Stapleton)
14. Wrecking Ball (Miley Cyrus)
15. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (Pink, Brandi Carlile)
16. Keep On Loving You (Kevin Cronin)
17. Heart Of Glass (Debbie Harry)
18. Kada Rana Ta Fadi A Kanka (Elton John)
19. Gwada Yin Rock And Roll Da Ni (Melissa Etheridge)
20. Stairway To Heaven (Lizzo, Sasha Flute)
21. Mun Zama Zakaran Gasa/Mu Zai Ka Baka
22. Bygones (Rob Halford)
23. My Blue Tears (Simon Le Bon)
24. What's Up? (Linda Perry)
25. You're No Good (Emmylou Harris, Sheryl Crow)
26. Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar, Neil Giraldo)
27. Bittersweet (Michael McDonald)
28. I Dreamed About Elvis (Ronnie McDowell)
29. Let It Be (Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr)
30. Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd)